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There is something so pleasing about making items in a batch. You get into a rhythm with each stage of the project, and it can be very mindful repeating a process. I changed my job recently, and I wanted to make my ex-colleagues a gift. I decided upon customising a kraft notebook with a bumblebee linocut for everyone. I made...
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Last week, I described the process behind cutting out the linocut blocks for my two colour print of bumble bees. You can see my it above, a yellow block followed by a black block, printed onto handmade paper with petals embedded into it. This week, I'm going to describe the different stages of printing it up. You can see here...
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Last week, I discussed the development of an illustration - this is a relatively quick project to do, and usually you have a result at the end of a few hours. It is completely different when you are making a multi coloured linocut - this process usually unfolds over a number of months. Today, I'm going to share the steps...
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